- The Lead: Competing in the programs first-ever Team Race National Championship, the No. 15-nationally-ranked MIT sailing team finish eighth overall of 16 teams this weekend. In the head-to-head format, MIT compiled a record of 9-6 in the preliminary round and advanced to the round of eight where MIT went 1-6 to finish eighth overall in the very competitive field.

- Each matchup with each team featured six boats and the team score was based on the finish of each boat. The fewest combined points in each head-to-head match-up earned a win (For Example - MIT vs. Wisconsin: MIT finished 1st, 2nd, 5th for 8 pts, Wisconsin finished 3rd, 4th and 6th for 13 pts meaning MIT defeated Wisconsin 8-13 – low score wins).

- The Engineers had a slow start to the national championship as they opened with an overall record of 3-4 over their first four matchups, but five straight wins that followed secured their spot in the round of eight. During the preliminary round, MIT bested Wisconsin (1-2-5), Northwestern (1-2-5), Hawaii (1-2-5), Ecked (1-2-5), Old Dominion (1-2-6), Oregon State (1-2-4), Stanford (1-3-5), Texas A & M (1-2-3), and Hobart & William Smith (1-2-5) for an overall record of 9-6.

- On Sunday, MIT competed in the Round of Eight, which was comprised of the eight best remaining teams from Saturday. The Engineers finished 1-6 on the second day to finish eighth overall with a record of 10-12. MIT bested Navy when they took first, second and fifth in that head-to-head match-up for its only win of the day in the Round of Eight.